Investigation of the Effect of Body Mass Index and Anxiety on Masseter Muscle Thickness on Ultrasonography

Anxiety Clinical Trial

Official title:

Investigation of The Effect of Body Mass Index and Anxiety on Masseter Muscle Thickness on Ultrasonography

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06113822
• Other study ID #: FiratCerrahi
• Status: Completed
• Start date: March 1, 2022
• Est. completion date: October 30, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: November 2023
• Source: Firat University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of body mass index (BMI) and anxiety on masseter muscle thickness by using ultrasonography.

Description:

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of body mass index (BMI) and anxiety on masseter muscle thickness by using ultrasonography. A total of 68 patients were included in this study. Height and weight of the patients were measured. BMI was calculated. The Control Group Without Anxiety - Normal BMI (15 patients) was composed of patients in general. Working groups were formed as High BMI & Anxiety Normal (19 patients), Normal BMI & High Anxiety (15 patients), and High BMI & High Anxiety (19 patients). The Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) was applied to the participants. Muscle thickness measurements were first measured by using the high-frequency linear scanning probe of an ultrasound device to measure the contraction and relaxation of the right masseter muscle. Then, the contraction and relaxation of the left masseter muscle was measured.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 5
• Est. completion date: October 30, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: October 30, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 45 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• The study group consisted of individuals between the ages of 18 and 45 who, according to an examination of the masseter muscles under the 'Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD),' had the presence of pain in at least one region in the palpation made from three regions (origin, center, attachment zone) or had pain in chewing muscles in the preceding month.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Exluded from the study where those who had experienced any systemic discomfort from the study group, those who had undergone acute temporomandibular joint trauma, those who had experienced early occlusion of the teeth, those who were using any moving dental prosthesis, those with clenching habits, those who use cigarette-alcohol, those with temporomandibular joint discomfort, and those with unilateral chewing habits.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety
• Anxiety Disorders

Intervention

Device:
• ultrasonography
We used ultrasonography to measure the patients' masseter muscle thickness. Measurements were performed simultaneously for both the right and left sides using a high frequency linear scanning probe (13-6 MHz) of an ultrasound device (Fujifilm Sonosite Edge II). In order to prevent possible artifacts and oblique imaging, the probe was kept perpendicular to the skin surface, and the distance between the location of the hyperechoic linear appearance of the mandibular and temporal bone in the transverse section and the muscular fascia were measured.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Firat University	Elazig	Elazig

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Oguzhan Deveci

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	BMI and anxiety	Increased BMI and the presence of anxiety cause thickening of the masseter muscle.	2022